Beckley Press Club to Open October 29
Plans for the newly organized Beckley Press Club include an open house October 29 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the club headquarters in the Beckley-Winn Hotel area. The group, led by president George Springer, has 32 members and will mail invitations to local newspaper, radio, and television personnel in Southern West Virginia. A board of governors meeting is set for October 19 to discuss further plans.
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Beckley Press Club
Press Club
el Toro
Beckley-Winn
George Springer
Inez O’brienne
Lina McFar- Springer
West Virginia
Board of Governors
WVU Dean to Discuss Rural Development Plan
Dr. Ernest J. Nesius of West Virginia University will attend a 6:30 p.m. Wednesday meeting in Beckley with the Rural Development Council the County Court and other interests. The session in the Beckley-Winn Terrace Room aims to review the new Rural Areas Development Program replacing the former pilot program led by John J. Flanagan. Raleigh County will join a seven county district with Beckley possibly serving as district headquarters. Federal and state agencies will provide technical assistance to local groups. attendees include Hulett Smith Charles Hodel Leslie Carter S J Larrick Earle Bibb Robert Hicks Roger Sharp C C Hutchison C T Shackelford H G Farmer and H B Thomas.
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Ernest J. Nesius
College of Agriculture, Forestry and Home Economics
West Virginia University
Rural Development Council
County Court
Beckley-Winn Hotel
Frank Braksdale
Beckley Area
USDA
John J. Flanagan
Fly
Ray Fayette
Summers
Rural Areas Development Program
Nesius
RAD
Beckley Area Rural Development Council
Jurors Not Needed Until Tuesday Morning
Raleigh County Criminal Court jurors ordered to report Monday will not be needed until 9 a.m. Tuesday, Judge Harry L. McCreery announced.
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Raleigh County Criminal Court
Harry L. McCreery
Mine Equipment Trial Continues In Raleigh County
Louis King of Crab Orchard is a defendant in a suit brought by Paul and Elmer St. Clair over ownership of mine machinery. The second day of trial before the Raleigh County Circuit Court recessed at noon. Plaintiffs claim King leased or sold equipment tied to the late W. J. St. Clair without proper conveyance. Judgments sought total 7,556.75 plus an accounting of equipment use.
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Louis King
Crab Orchard
Paul
Elmer St. Clair
Raleigh County
W. J. St. Clair
Paul ST. Clair
Ronald Meador
George M. Haldane Jr
Monument Leadership Since 1911 Guaranty With Easy Plan
Monument Leadership since 1911 offered by Sears Monument Co. at Harper Road under a convenient payment plan. Sears provided a written guarantee with every monument and a contact number CL 3-6480 for inquiries.
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Sears
Sears Monument Co
Harper_ Road
Bob Campbell Named President of Mercantile Bank in Moundsville
Beckley native William Robert Campbell has been elected president of the Mercantile Banking and Trust Co in Moundsville after leaving Raleigh County Bank in December 1953 to become executive vice president. He is married to Anna Lee Hedrick and they have two sons. Campbell previously held civic roles in Beckley and served on the City Council.
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William Robert
Bob) Campbell
Moundsville
Campbell
Betty Beckley Campbell
Neville St
William Robert Campbell
Mercantie Banking and Trust Co
Raleigh County Bank
Anna ‘Lee Hedrick
G. C. Hedrick
Hedrick
Park Avenue
Beckley
Beckley Police Court Citations and Local Arrests
Beckley police cited Guthrie A. Melcher for dumping and Beckley residents for traffic and intoxication charges. A 14 year old from Loraine Ohio was arrested as a runaway. Marines deserter Thomas Andrew Makra was jailed awaiting Marine Corps action. Hubert Merritt was transferred to Fayette County Jail on a non support warrant. Jail roster stood at 86.
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Guthrie A. Melcher
Patch St
Beckley
Sam Wood
Sid Sullivan
Mabscott
Loraine
Ohio
Carl Joseph Cody
Fayetteville
Richard David Howcroft
Munhall
Conn
Marine Corps
Quantico
Thomas Andrew Makra
Coal City
FBI
Makra
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Raleigh
Hubert Merritt
Fayette County
Fire at Station Car Fire Reported in Beckley
Beckley firemen extinguished a car blaze at 11:55 a.m. when a Corinne motorist drove into the station and said he had a fire. The rear floor of Thomas Jones's car burned with damage estimated at $10. Fire officials suspect overheated floor boards from a welding torch used to remove an old muffler at a nearby garage, igniting as he left.
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Beckley
Corinne
Thomas Jones
Jones
Funeral set for Col Doc Thompson in San Francisco
Deaths and funerals note Col D C Doc Thompson 51 died suddenly at home in San Francisco. Funeral services will be held there Saturday with military rites. The body will be shipped east for burial in Arlington Virginia. Thompson had lived in Beckley until the National Guard mobilization in 1940 and remained in the Army after World War II.
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San Francisco
Calif
Col. D. C
Doc) Thompson
Arlington
Col. Thompson
Beckley
National Guard
Panama Zone
Army
Davis Carrie Phipps funeral set at Mount Tabor Baptist
Mrs. Carrie Phipps Davis 62 of Mount Tabor dies after 13 year illness in a local hospital. Funeral at 2 p.m. Sunday Mount Tabor Baptist Church with Rev. Albert L. Ostrander officiating. Burial in Mount Tabor Cemetery. She married Oscar R. Davis and leaves two sons, a sister, eight brothers, eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Body at Melton Mortuary one hour before service. viewing after 1 p.m. Saturday. Pallbearers named Frank Stanley and others.
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Carrrie Phipps Davis
Mount Tabor
Albert L. Ostrander
Davis
Daniel
Martha Curtis Phipps
Mount Tabor Baptist Church
Oscar R. Davis
E. Lowell
Columbus
Ohio
Oscar Lewis
Charleston
Frank Stanley
Canton
Howard
Ennis Phipps
Beckley
Cleve
Crab Orchard
Cecil
Quantico
Garner
Tucson
Ariz
Melton
Charles F. Davis
Edward Phipps
Frankie Stanley
Jimmy Davis
Charles Phipps
Kyle Phipps
J. C. Phipps
Hubert Vest
Final rites for Debra Stover in Colcord
Debra Stover 36 Colcord will have services at 2 p m Sunday at her parents home Mr and Mrs Howard Stover Colcord with Rev Robert Rasmussen presiding Burial in Estep Cemetery Stover was found dead of self-inflicted gunshot wounds at his home Thursday A coroner’s jury ruled death as self caused Valley Funeral Home Whitesville handling arrangements This dispatch is from RNS
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Debra Stover
Colcord
Howard Stover
Robert Rasmussen
Estep
Stover
Valley Funeral Home
Whitesville
Graveside rites for infant Michelle Lynn White today
Graveside rites for Michelle Lynn White infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas White were held at 1 p m at Greenwood Memorial Park with Rev W J Bowles in charge. The infant died at 1201 a m Thursday in a local hospital. Survivors include the parents two brothers Thomas Jr and Roger two sisters Janie and Beverly and maternal grandmother Mrs Emma Lowe. Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor directed arrangements.
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Michelle Lynn White
Thomas White
Affinity
Greenwood Memorial Park
W. J. Bowles
Thomas Jr
Roger
Janie
Beverly
Emma Lowe
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Queen Elizabeth headwaiters quit over class move
Nine headwaiters from the luxury liner Queen Elizabeth walked off after being ordered to move from first class to tourist dining rooms. One stated they would rather sweep roads than work in the tourist section.
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Southampton
Eng
UPI
New York
Martin Thatts Funeral Arrangements for 53 in Bluefield
Funeral arrangements are complete for Martin Thatts of Bluefield who died at 4 am in Huntington hospital. Survived by wife Mrs Willie Moore Thatts. Body lies at Bluefield funeral home.
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Martin Thatts
Bluefield
St Penwen
Willie Moore
Democrats Rally In West Virginia Convention
Demos press forward amid international issues urging unity as Gov. Barron Sen. Randolph and Kennedy aide Donahue address about 700 party faithful. Randolph warns of opposition while McDonough pledges continued effort to sustain 1958 1960 victories with party leadership and state department heads in attendance.
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W. W. Barron
Jennings Randolph
Randolph
Robert Donahue
Bailey
Ken Hechler
John Slack
Elizabeth Kee
Robert P. McDonough
McDonough
Hulett Smith
Acme Contract Talks Continue at Construction Plant
Union and Acme Construction Co officials extended negotiations today over a disputed contract. A company spokesman said talks began at 11 a.m. and were expected to run into the afternoon and evening. Picketing continued as workers remained off the job for two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goometey
Acme Construction Co
Skelton
Lady Cops Considered in Wheeling by City Council
Wheeling city council will study employing women as special school zone officers after Vice Mayor Charles Thienfeld cited a 1961 legislative bill permitting municipalities to appoint women to patrol school crossings. The move targets less hazardous duties while expanding policing options in the city.
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Wheeling
UPI
Charles L. Ihlenfled
Thienfeld
Pickets Appear At Strip Mines
Pickets have gathered at Betty Jo and Big Eagle Mines in Longbranch and Ameagle. About 15 miners work there besides coal truck drivers. A National Labor Relations Board hearing in Beckley discussed driver employment status and a dispute over royalties to the UMW welfare fund. Coal has not been produced since Sept. 12. The hearing officer will take briefs for about two weeks, with a regional director decision likely weeks after.
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Betty Jo
Big Eagle
National Labor Relations Board
Beckley
Longbranch
Ameagle
United Mine Workers District 29
George J. Titler
City
UMW
UMW Welfare Fund
NLRB
Soviets And U S Not Telling All Nuclear Tests
Washington sources say the United States set off far more atomic explosions since Nevada tests resumed than the three publicly announced. Nevada shots were subterranean to avoid atmospheric fallout, while the AEC contemplates atmospheric tests if Kennedy deems them needed. The White House and AEC have not disclosed the total counts of Soviet and U S tests this fall.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Nevada
AEC
Kennedy
U.S
White ‘House
Guilty Plea in Forgery Case Before Raleigh County Court
Barney Bivens pleaded guilty to forgery in Raleigh County Criminal Court today before Judge Harry L. McCreery. The judge set January 9, 1962, as the date to pronounce judgment.
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Barney Bivens
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Harry L. McCreery
Now You Know By United Press International
William Henry Harrison had more children than any other U S president with ten offspring six sons and four daughters.
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United Press International
William Henry Harrison
U.S
Harrison
Coal as rocket fuel explored by U.S. Office of Coal Research
Washington report says the Office of Coal Research may study coal as rocket propellant. Director George A. Lamb notes Russia has some work but U.S. science must tackle major hurdles. Program aims to revive coal use via electric generation liquid fuels and gasification with a four to five year horizon. The office plans to fund university and industry projects with about 1.7 million dollars this year, seeking long term competitiveness over oil and gas.
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Joseph D. Hutman
Washington
UPD
Federal
George A. Lamb
Lamb
Interior Department
Office of Coal Research
Russia
Pennsylvania Coal Company
UPI Attacks FCC Over 1934 Act Proposals
United Press International charged the FCC with ignoring the 1934 Communications Act in proposed tariffs for leased teleprinter and telephoto services. UPI urged full commission oral argument on 34 exceptions to the initial ruling, warning price hikes could threaten the free flow of news and press access to AT&T and Western Union private lines.
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Washington
UPI
United Press International
Federal Communicationsession’s
FCC
Congress
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Western Union
At&t
West Virginia Briefs Highlight Misaddressed Letter And Elections
W V brief items note a misdelivered letter to Rep Arch Moore Jr from Hulett Smith praising his record and inviting him to a Democratic meeting. Janice Sickle, Mrs Samuel Runner, competes for Mrs West Virginia while Kathrine Cox retires after 27 years at the Hygienic Laboratory. A study group meets on underground nuclear blasts feasibility. WV Osteopaths hold a three day meeting on civil defense and disaster medicine. Huntington bus drivers strike remains deadlocked with Ohio Valley Bus Co seeking a raise unaffordable to the company. A 3 year old drowns in an oil storage tank near Oleken West Kentucky county line.
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Moundsville
UPI
Arch A. Moore Jr
Hulett Smith
Moore
Huntington
Ohio Valley Bus Co
Chevrolet Dealers Split Over Discount Sales Arrangements
Maxwell M. Blecher stated discount houses do not sell cars directly but arrange for buyers to purchase from franchised dealers who transfer title. Indictments show discount-house sales totalled 5 million of Los Angeles area Chevrolet’s 250 million last year amid regional dealer associations in Orange and Riverside counties.
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Forniat
Loser
Chevrolet Dealers Association
Orange County
Los Angeles County
Dealers Service Inc
Chevrolet
Los Angeles
Foothill
Riverside
San Bernardino
Maxwell M. Blecher
U.S. Attorney's Office
Kennedy Speech Seeks Firm Flexible Policy at UNC
President Kennedy addressed 35,000 at Kenan Stadium promising a policy of firmness and flexibility to defend Western freedom. He warned Americans to expect times of uncertainty and peril as he urged cool, far sighted action against Cold War tensions and the threat of nuclear conflict. He named U.S. aides including Llewellyn Thompson Charles Bohlen Walter Dowling and McGeorge Bundy and then flew to Fort Bragg NC, initiating World War II era events.
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U.S
Moscow
Llewellyn Thompson
Charles E. Bohlen
West Germany
Walter C. Dowling
McGeorge Bundy
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Kenan
Kennedy
Ft. Bragg
Hart Heads Odd Fellows Hart Heads Odd Fellows
J G Hart of Wolf Summit Harrison County won the West Virginia grand lodge presidency at the Independent Order of Odd Fellows convention, succeeding W C Gifford of Parkersburg. Elected officers include Wilhelm Kingwood deputy grand marshal and James Clay Huntington grand warden.
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Huntington
UPI
J. G. ‘Hart
Wolf Summit
Harrison County
West Virginia
Grand Lodge
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Hart
W. C. Gifford
Parkersburg
Charles P. Wilhelm
Kingwood
James Clay
Robert A. Roller
Charleston
Jeff Lockhart
Laeger
Edith Neff
Rainelle
Shortening The News Brings Hope for Cancer Treatment
State briefs report doctors resuming cancer treatments as the disease progresses. David Dunn, 50, of Elm Grove, died Thursday when his car left U S 40 near Uniontown Pennsylvania. President Miles C Stanley of the West Virginia Labor Federation backed Gov W W Barron’s critique of the state school system calling it underachieving and producing unemployed ready to pursue ill fitting jobs. Walter R Mitchell Sr a former Morgantown coal operator who collapsed at a Democratic fundraiser is in fair condition at Charleston Memorial Hospital. Mitchell, 74, served as office manager for Democratic Estate headquarters during the 1960 campaign.
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David Dunn
Elm Grove
U.S. 40
Uniontown
Miles C. Stanley
W. Va
Walter R. Mitchell Sr
Morgantown
Charleston Memorial Hospital
Mitchell
Berlin border shooting leaves nine refugees fleeing west
Nine refugees escaped to the West after their truck rammed a second barbed wire barrier near Siepensteig Street in Klein Machnow on the U S sector border. They fled as bullets struck around them while MPs observed. No gunfire was returned by West Berlin police or MPs.
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West Berlin
Siepensteig
U.S
Klein Machnow
Teltow
Fertility Drug Found Promising Says Doctors
Four Medical College of Georgia researchers report an experts es drug to induce female fertility holds much promise. The JAMA report by Drs. Greenblatt Barfield Jungek and Ray notes more research before market use.
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Chicago
UPI
Medical College of Georgia
Robert B. Greenblatt
William E. Barfield
Edwin C.jungek
Albert W. Ray
Journal
The
American Medical Association
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